Sharing injection supplies increases the risk of bloodborne infections such as HIV infection, hepatitis B virus infection ... or Osler nodes were present). His white-cell count was 8000 per ...

China Background and aims: This research aimed to examine the association between hepatitis B virus (HBV) covalently closed circular DNA (cccDNA) and liver inflammation in chronic hepatitis B (CHB) ...

Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University have developed the first transgenic nonhuman primate model—genetically ...

The viral illness kills more people in the city than HIV, but antiviral medications may be helping cut its transmission.

The diagnosis of hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection is based on the detection of anti-HAV IgM. Shortcomings of this serological approach include the persistence of IgM after normalization of liver ...

With several drugs in use that inhibit the hepatitis B virus polymerases (nucleos(t)ide analogues (or NUCs)), some argue that new direct-acting antiviral drugs, and new NUCs in particular ...

Hepatitis C can be transmitted when blood that carries the virus comes into contact with the blood of someone who does not have the virus. This can occur if people share needles or personal care ...

Among the factors that increase the risk of primary liver cancer include chronic infection with hepatitis B or C virus, cirrhosis, fatty liver, obesity, excessive alcohol consumption, certain ...

Chronic hepatitis B (CHB) remains a significant global health challenge, and effective antiviral therapies are essential for long-term management. This study aimed to evaluate the real-world ...

with an estimated 290 million individuals infected with hepatitis B virus (HBV) globally. This virus has been a passenger in human populations for >30,000 years, and remains highly prevalent in some ...

As part of a rash of executive orders completed on his first day back in the White House, President Donald Trump began the ...